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1. 一根筋儿 one track-minded.0 k0 N2 I6 L+ F# b8 j: d
; [/ w+ A+ j8 k* l3 w1 |别跟他较劲了。他一根筋,你还不知道?* _% f( y4 Q$ D( B
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Stop reasoning with him. Don’t you know he is one track-minded?$ X* a/ E) _$ x% |1 Z- `
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2.出众的人 a lulu) H) i# C4 N3 r; C
0 ]$ g8 v' b: G8 b: B- d8 a% S要说漂亮,我们公司新来的秘书可算是个相貌出众的女孩子了。
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\: q% ~7 r x& B& k6 bTalking about being pretty, our company’s new secretary is indeed a lulu.
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3.两面派 two-faced" @9 q- ~+ h) l; q4 _' z
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我知道怎样对付两面派,而且一眼就能看出谁是一贯两面讨好的人。I know how to handle two-faced people and can even tell at the first glance who are in the habit of running with the hare and hunting with the hounds.(注:run with the hare and hunt with the hounds指人两面讨好,不得罪任何一方的做法。) w" H$ \9 ]/ q7 R+ l( J
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4.傻大个儿 a lummox3 l; [4 ?5 E; T# `$ m+ V
9 a. {; s0 I6 F7 V1 T0 P6 ~听说那个傻大个儿把他们公司的买卖搞得一团糟。
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$ v' s* }- ]' _' {, ^; kIt is said that the lummox has loused up their company’s whole business.
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3 T& f0 d5 h" \) @. a4 b5.收破烂儿的人 a rag man
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) `3 I8 N9 |6 A! v那些收破烂儿的人走街串户,有时也能挣不少钱。
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; ^1 C% d& N+ p' f, b* S& V' HThose rag men going from door to door sometimes may also earn quite a handsome sum of money.7 u+ u0 s8 P, _2 w, L$ ]& ?
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6.乡巴佬 a hayseed
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1 W y J& w3 @$ l* E f她说她决不会嫁给一个乡巴佬,不管他多有钱。
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She insisted that she would not marry herself off to a hayseed, no matter how rich he was.
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$ z. [7 I8 f0 j4 d7.不三不四的人riff-raffs
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N& k6 `" `0 _: n3 h9 o老张的家里总来些不三不四的人,可想而知老张不是什么好东西。
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- a( y9 L9 q* D* z. GThere are always riff-raffs hanging around in LaoZhang’s home, which gives you the feeling that Lao Zhang is not a good guy.2 U" o, t" y9 G0 F2 Z
8 K+ H, ~" K6 H- F9 {+ ~: ]( X8.受气包儿 doormat+ C+ M0 N" Q5 r5 R. P* M5 R
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她天生就是个受气包儿,什么事都不敢说个不字
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0 M- [+ o, h- XShe’s born doormat ,afraid of going against anything.
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9.面无表情的人 a deadpan
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和那些面无表情的人在一起工作真让人憋气。
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: f2 z; T4 C0 X' ^) V) d7 FYou feel choked to work with those deadpans.% L0 E8 H" s7 g: ]3 y: v3 F% g/ j
: P# H% Q x, z4 ]* y" D10.扫帚星 a jinx
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有人说那个女人是个扫帚星,谁跟她结婚谁倒霉。- V- H+ F5 W7 R: x9 k7 u+ t Z
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She’s said to be a jinx, who would bring bad luck to whoever she marries. |
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